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EPA Launches 'See a Bloom, Give It Room' High School Video ChallengeStudents invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms
HomeEPA Launches 'See a Bloom, Give It Room' High School Video ChallengeStudents invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 7 and 8 have launched the "See a Bloom, Give It Room" High School Video Challenge. The competition, supported by EPA's Office of Research and Development, is calling for videos from high school students (grades 9-12) that promote public awareness of harmful algal blooms through creative filmmaking.
The contest is open to high school students or teams in EPA Regions 7 and 8: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. This includes students in public, private and tribal high schools, and home school programs.
Students are asked to create public safety videos (under 2 minutes in length) that explain how to spot harmful algal blooms and how people and their pets should be safe around them.
"Harmful algae have emerged as a persistent and challenging human health concern in recreational waters across our region," said EPA Region 8 Administrator Gregory Sopkin. "We're asking young and aspiring videographers to help us find creative ways to make people aware of the risks and prevent exposure."
"Through this challenge, we're asking high schoolers across our region to be creative, have fun, and be part of the solution," said EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford. "Harmful algal blooms can be dangerous to people and pets participating in recreational activities in the water. Winning video entries from this challenge will help EPA and our state, local and tribal partners inform communities about the risks of harmful algal blooms and how to spot and steer clear of them."
A winner from each state, along with two regional tribal winners, will be selected by judging panels to each receive a $2,000 cash prize. Two grand prize winners will also be selected to receive $4,000 each.
Winning videos will also be highlighted at the EPA Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Conference in February; featured on EPA web and social media channels; and used by the Agency and its state environmental partners in HAB safety outreach efforts.
Information about the challenge, helpful HAB video resources, and instructions on how to submit videos can be found at: www.epa.gov/innovation/harmful-algal-bloom-video-challenge.
Submissions are due by 11:00 pm (ET) on January 3, 2020.
Certain environmental conditions in water bodies can intensify algae growth, causing algal blooms. Blooms with the potential to harm human health or aquatic ecosystems are referred to as harmful algal blooms or HABs. In freshwater systems, cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae) are microorganisms that can produce HABs. Some cyanobacterial HABs, or cyanoHABs, can produce toxins. CyanoHABs and their toxins can harm people, animals, aquatic ecosystems, the economy, drinking water supplies, property values, and recreational activities, including swimming and commercial and recreational fishing.
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Psychotropic Medication Emergencies
March 24, 2022 May 17, 2022 / Skin, Bones, Heart & Private Parts
Serotonin Syndrome versus Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Melissa Kalensky, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE
With an estimated 1 in 6 individuals in the US taking at least one psychotropic medication, prescribers will need to be aware of the potential side effects ranging from mild to life-threatening. The most prescribed psychotropic medications are antidepressants, followed by anxiolytics and antipsychotics. If you are a prescriber, your patients need to be aware of potentially harmful drug effects and what symptoms warrant immediate medical intervention. In the acute care setting, providers should consider medication side effects within the differential for any patient taking psychotropic medications who present with critical mood and mental status changes.
Serotonin Syndrome (SS)
The development of serotonin syndrome is linked to drug use or conditions that cause changes in serotonin metabolism by a variety of mechanisms, increased release of serotonin, impaired serotonin reuptake, inhibition of serotonin metabolism, or direct antagonism of serotonin's effects. A wide variety of prescription psychotropic medications can have such effects – SSRIs, SNRIs, DNRIs, serotonin modulators, tricyclic antidepressants, and MAOIs. Prescribed non-psychotropic medications are ondansetron, tramadol, dextromethorphan, cyclobenzaprine, and antiepileptics, which impact serotonin metabolism. Illicit drugs affecting serotonergic metabolism include amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD. One key consideration is that SS is concentration-dependent with increased risk with higher dosing of a single agent or multiple medications that impact serotonin metabolism. Sternbach's Diagnostic Criteria outline the coincidence of at least three clinical symptoms suggestive of SS with the addition or increase of serotonergic medicines.
HeNeuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
NMS's underlying pathophysiology is less clear. However, tied to the use of drugs classified as dopamine antagonists, primarily first and second-generation antipsychotics. Unlike SS, the drug reaction involved with NMW is idiosyncratic, and thus a reaction may occur regardless of dosing. Risk factors include a prior history of NMS, preexisting catatonia, or central nervous system dysfunction. There are currently no widely accepted diagnostic criteria for NMS, though a non-validated expert consensus describes clinical presentation suggestive of NMS. In the setting of medication use that involved the blockade of dopamine, the following symptom tetrad has > 95% sensitivity and specificity for NMS:
Mental status changes (agitation, delirium, confusion, catatonia)
Muscle rigidity (i.e., "Lead pipe" rigidity or "cogwheeling")
Hyperthermia (temperature > 38°C)
Autonomic instability (tachycardia, blood pressure lability, tachypnea, diaphoresis)
How do you tell the difference? – History is the most helpful element in clinically differentiating the two syndromes. As serotonin syndrome may be triggered by a wide variety of medications, a detailed medication history (prescription, OTCs, street drugs) and timeline related to drug use about symptom onset is vital. In addition, medical comorbidities that impact drug metabolism should also assess as liver, and renal dysfunction may potentiate drug effects.
An understanding timeline can help with differentiation in that SS presents with 24 hours of medication initiation/changes while NMS takes between 72 hours and 14 days to develop. The physical exam involves several overlapping symptoms such as markers of autonomic instability, sialorrhea, diaphoresis, and eventually coma. However, hyperreflexia and clonus are more suggestive of SS. In terms of diagnostics, lab values can be helpful in the differentiation of the two syndromes as though SS can present with an increased leukocyte count or elevated transaminase levels. However, it occurs with minimal or no changes in laboratory findings. Laboratory values in NMS may include non-specific increases in leukocytes, creatinine phosphokinase(CPK), myoglobin, AST, ALT, and LDH. Although not diagnostic criteria, a triad of increased CPK, leukocytosis, and decreased serum iron level is more specific for NMS diagnosis. Neuroimaging can help rule out other underlying causes; however, CT and MRI are typically standard with both syndromes.
The primary initial management, regardless of the drug implicated, includes identifying the correct diagnosis, withdrawal of the drug, and supportive care. Both clinical syndromes thus require referral to emergency medicine for immediate evaluation, monitoring, and a timely laboratory workup. While SS may range from mild to life-threatening, NMS should consider life-threatening as its progression is swift with up to a 20% mortality rate related to cardiac, respiratory, or renal failure.
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Episodes of atrial fibrillation can come and go, or you may develop atrial fibrillation that doesn't go away and may require treatment. Although atrial fibrillation itself usually isn't life-threatening, it is a serious medical condition that sometimes requires emergency treatment.
Treatments for atrial fibrillation may include medications and other interventions to try to alter the heart's electrical system.
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Over the past decade we have watched the North West become saturated with Italian style restaurants, serving very typical dishes such as Bolognese, carbonara and lasagne.
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Home / The National - High Violet (Dbl LP)
The National - High Violet (Dbl LP)
High Violet, the fifth full album by The National, is released on 4AD on May 10th. It was the first to be recorded at the band's own studio in Brooklyn, with mixing taking place at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut with Peter Katis. It's an astonishingly powerful record, sometimes cathartic...
High Violet, the fifth full album by The National, is released on 4AD on May 10th. It was the first to be recorded at the band's own studio in Brooklyn, with mixing taking place at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut with Peter Katis. It's an astonishingly powerful record, sometimes cathartic and sometimes unresolved, sometimes raw and sometimes reflective, which reveals deeper musical hues and lyrical riches upon every listen. Brilliant and shadowy it feels like The National's best yet.
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Review: Wedding Crashers (2005)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Directed by: David Dobkin
Premise: Two lawyers (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn) invite themselves to weddings to seduce women. Things go awry when one of them falls in love with a bride's sister (Rachel McAdams).
What Works: Wedding Crashers is very funny and one of the better adult comedies to come along in awhile. It is refreshing to see a comedy whose intended audience is grown up and the film takes advantage of the opportunity to address mature subject matter in a comedic but adult fashion. Wilson and Vaughn have great comic timing and deliver dialogue exchanges that are as funny as they are impressive. There are some interesting turns in a relationship between Vaughn and another bridesmaid (Isla Fisher) that keeps elements of the film unpredictable in the middle.
What Doesn't: Much of the film's story borrows from a predictable formula and if it were not for the Vaughn-Fisher relationship, things would get really cliché. There is a promising subplot between Owen Wilson and the bride's mother (Jane Seymour) that is dropped about half way through the film but could have developed into something more interesting. This is a raunchy comedy and so people who do not like that should be forewarned.
Bottom Line: Wedding Crashers is a comedy for fans of American Pie and similar films. It follows an entrenched formula but it does that formula well enough to be very entertaining for a couple of hours. It also has something to say and its humor reveals some keen ideas on the issues of sex, love, and marriage.
Episode: #63 (August 7, 2005)


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People who come to the certain age and have known one partner over many years are often scared when they are left alone. Dating over fifty can be the right thing for them. At this time, they don't feel like they are ready to begin dating at such a mature age.
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Preparing for the Venice Biennale and the World Stage
The Venice Biennale is often referred to as the "Olympics" of the art world and there are many reasons this is true! It is very expensive to exhibit at and NOT one penny is paid for by the Biennale. Everything must come from the artist, the supporting foundation, and the artists benefactors. Luckily I have a great group of collectors who really stepped up to the bat to help me raise the initial costs.
I was approached in early 2018 about possibly doing an exhibition during the Biennale. My first goal was a foundation and a curator to write the curatorial statement in a way that the Biennale committee would notice. I asked an old friend who is an important curator and academic in NY to write the statement for the Biennale. With a deadline approaching we went about putting ideas and thoughts on paper. What was relevant in the way I paint to the theme of the 58th Biennale, "May You Live in Interesting Times"?
We landed on the idea of Modern Apostles which eventually became "Influencers and Thought-provokers". These are people that have great influence in our world and can start a war, destroy a company, or create a best selling author with a tweet!
My curator had some issues that took president so I had to start looking once again to pick up where she had left off. I was introduced to Priscialla Fraser who is the director of the MAK Center for Art & Architecture. We clicked immediately and she agreed to write the statement and to process all the paperwork to get us accepted. This was August of 2018.
The application for the Biennale requires a curatorial statement, essays on me as the artist, the supporting foundation, the curator and tons of paperwork. It has to be approved by the director, Ralph Rugoff and is then sent before both the selection committee and the board. Its a lengthy process and we did not get the approval letter until December 26!! We were now officially one of the 21 collateral exhibitions approved by the Biennale as part of the overall program.
The Pollock Krasner Foundation agreed to support the exhibition and became my biggest financial contributor! Part of their support was also awarding me the Prize for Creativity, a special award given in honor of Lee Krasner. I am only the 3rd artist to have received this. What a huge honor! BTW, the Pollock is the most amazing group of people you can ever hope to work with!
More to come about logistics, press, costs, etc... So much to tell!


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Chamberland v. Roswell Osteopathic Clinic, Inc., 130 N.M. 532, 27 P.3d 1019, 2001-NMCA-045 (2001)
June 21, 2001 · Court of Appeals of New Mexico · No. 20,701
130 N.M. 532, 27 P.3d 1019, 2001-NMCA-045
Johnny CHAMBERLAND and Laquita Chamberland, Individually and as Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROSWELL OSTEOPATHIC CLINIC, INC., Manual Fachado, D.O., and Patrick Kelley, D.O., jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees
2001-NMCA-045
27 P.3d 1019
Johnny CHAMBERLAND and Laquita Chamberland, Individually and as Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROSWELL OSTEOPATHIC CLINIC, INC., Manual Fachado, D.O., and Patrick Kelley, D.O., jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 20,701.
Court of Appeals of New Mexico.
Certiorari Denied, No. 27,030, Aug. 9, 2001.
*533Kevin J. Hanratty, Hanratty Law Firm, Artesia, NM, L. Christopher Breard, Breard Law Firm, Ltd., Gulfport, MS, for Appellants.
Alice Tomlinson Lorenz, Gregory W. Chase, Miller, Stratvert & Torgerson, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.
BOSSON, Chief Judge.
{1} In this appeal we discuss the elements of independent intervening cause as an affirmative defense and the evidence necessary to justify a jury instruction on it, particularly in light of the limited role our Supreme Court has assigned to independent intervening cause after Torres v. El Paso Elec. Co., 1999-NMSC-029,127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386. We also discuss the appropriate remedy when the independent intervening cause instruction is given in error. We hold that the jury in this case should not have been instructed on independent intervening cause, and we reverse the defense verdict and remand for a new trial.
{2} After experiencing abdominal pain for a day,.Plaintiff Johnny Chamberland (Johnny) went to the Roswell Osteopathic Clinic (Clinic) on Saturday, October 21,1995, to see a doctor. Johnny was seen by Dr. Kelley who physically examined him and had a blood test and urinalysis performed. The lab results revealed that Johnny's blood had an elevated white blood cell count indicating the presence of an acute infection. The urinalysis revealed the presence of blood and protein, abnormal conditions for males. Because Johnny did not have any of the classic symptoms of appendicitis, such as tenderness in the abdomen, guarding, decreased bowel sounds, nausea or vomiting, Dr. Kelley concluded that Johnny had a urinary tract infection. He prescribed antibiotics and painkillers to treat the infection, and sent Johnny home. However, Dr. Kelley felt that Johnny needed to be observed closely, and asked him to return to the Clinic to have his blood and urine tested again. A repeat visit with Dr. Kelley followed three days later.
{3} After continuing to experience persistent discomfort, Johnny returned to the Clinic on the following Saturday and was seen by *534Dr. Fachado. Dr. Fachado had another urinalysis and blood test performed. Although the urinalysis was "[cjompletely normal," Johnny's white blood cell count was higher than ever. Dr. Fachado's examination revealed that Johnny's prostate gland was inflamed, and he diagnosed Johnny's condition as prostatitis. Dr. Fachado changed Johnny's prescription to an antibiotic specifically for prostatitis.
{4} Over the next few days Johnny was seen by four other doctors unaffiliated with the Clinic. None of them observed the classic symptoms of appendicitis. Ultimately, Dr. Fachado referred Johnny to Dr. Kiker, a urologist, for a more comprehensive diagnosis. The classic symptoms of appendicitis were observed on October 31, 1995, ten days after Johnny's initial visit to the Clinic, and Johnny was then referred to a surgeon for removal of his appendix. That surgery revealed that Johnny's appendix had already ruptured, creating a large abscess. The abscess was so big that the surgeon opted not to remove what remained of the appendix, choosing instead only to drain the pus. The surgeon drained over 400 cc's of pus from the abscess in Johnny's abdomen.
{5} Johnny and his wife, Laquita, sued Drs. Kelley and Fachado alleging a failure to examine, diagnose, and treat Johnny in a manner conforming to reasonable medical standards. They sued the Clinic alleging inadequate record keeping pertaining to Dr. Kelley's examinations and observations. The Chamberlands alleged that the negligence of all three Defendants caused Johnny's appendicitis to go untreated, which, in turn, caused him to suffer the abscess and other injuries and economic consequences that ultimately resulted.
{6} At trial, the Chamberlands produced expert medical testimony that Johnny likely had appendicitis before he initially visited the Clinic, and his appendix had probably ruptured on the day he arrived there. According to this medical expert, the abscess drained by the surgeon was the direct result of Johnny's ruptured appendix, and it could have been avoided with timely surgery. As it turned out, Johnny did not present earlier with classic appendicitis symptoms because his appendix was retrocecal, meaning that the appendix was pointing towards his back, not his front, as is usually the case.
{7} Notwithstanding the positioning of Johnny's appendix and the absence of classic symptoms, the medical expert testified that if the Clinic's doctors had properly taken Johnny's medical history and performed a physical examination in a manner consistent with reasonable medical standards, Johnny's appendicitis would have been timely diagnosed and removed. The ruptured appendix caused Johnny numerous secondary infections including sepsis and adult respiratory distress, and at least two ileostomys, resulting in pain and suffering plus over $150,000 in medical bills.
{8} Defendants produced expert medical testimony that they were not negligent in examining, diagnosing, and treating Johnny. Specifically, Defendants produced evidence that the appendicitis was not reasonably detectable at the times they examined Johnny and made entries in the medical records because the classic symptoms were absent. According to Defendants' evidence, a reasonably skilled and careful physician could not have determined that Johnny needed surgery until October 31, 1995, when Johnny first exhibited classic appendicitis symptoms.
{9} After all the evidence was presented to the jury, the trial court sent the jury home and heard lengthy legal argument on the jury instructions. Over the Chamberlands' objection, defense counsel requested and received a jury instruction on independent intervening cause.
{10} Soon after the jury had been charged and its deliberations were underway, the jury foreman sent out a note requesting a "[djefinition of the word 'proximate,' either from Black's Law Dictionary or Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary." After the trial court consulted with counsel, the jury was told to refer to the court's instructions to resolve the question. Approximately one-half hour later the jury retened the special verdict form. The jury answered 'Tes" to the first question on the special verdict form, "Was any Defendant medically negligent?" In response to the next question, "Was any medi*535cal negligence of a Defendant a proximate cause of Johnny Chamberland's injuries and damages?" the jury answered "No."
{11} On appeal, the Chamberlands argue that the trial court committed reversible error when it instructed the jury on the issue of independent intervening cause because neither Defendants' evidence nor their legal theory supported the instruction. The Chamberlands rely extensively on Torres, 1999-NMSC-029, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386, a Supreme Court opinion issued just twelve days after the trial in this ease, that dramatically limits the application of the independent intervening cause instruction under New Mexico tort law. We review jury instructions de novo "to determine whether they correctly state the law and are supported by the evidence introduced at trial." Gonzales v. N.M. Dep't of Health, 2000-NMSC-029, ¶ 28, 129 N.M. 586, 11 P.3d 550.
{12} At trial, Defendants urged the independent intervening cause instruction on the court over the Chamberlands' objection. Defendants argued that while Johnny was in their care, he only showed the symptoms of a urinary tract infection,1 not appendicitis. According to Defendants, Johnny's symptoms did not shift to appendicitis until days after Dr. Fachado last saw Johnny and referred him to a specialist. Because the appendicitis was not symptomatic until after Defendants had completed their examinations, Defendants argued that the appendicitis was an intervening cause of Johnny's injuries that arose independently of the care provided by Defendants.
{13} The Chamberlands voiced their disagreement to the court. As they saw it, Defendants were merely arguing lack of causation, not an independent intervening cause, which entitled Defendants to the basic instruction on proximate cause, UJI 13-305 NMRA 2001, unadorned by any reference to independent intervening cause and without a separate instruction on that issue. The Chamberlands failed to persuade the trial court, and the court gave the additional instruetion that frames the issue now before us on appeal.
{14} The Uniform Jury Instructions define independent intervening cause as follows: "An independent intervening cause interrupts and turns aside a course of events and produces that which was not foreseeable as a result of an earlier act or omission." UJI 13-306 NMRA 2001; see also Thompson v. Anderman, 59 N.M. 400, 411-12, 285 P.2d 507, 514 (1955). When supported by evidence, the theory of an independent intervening cause initially appears in the proximate cause instruction, as a cause "which in a natural and continuous sequence [unbroken by an independent intervening cause] produces the injury, and without which the injury would not have occurred." UJI 13-305 (providing for the optional, bracketed language in cases supporting independent intervening cause). The inclusion of independent intervening cause in UJI 13-305 and its accompanying definition in UJI 13-306 "are intended to clarify the meaning of proximate cause in cases in which there is evidence from which reasonable minds could differ in deciding whether an unforeseeable cause has broken the chain of causation." Torres, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶17, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386.
{15} In Torres, our Supreme Court made clear "that the doctrine of independent intervening cause should be carefully applied to avoid conflict with New Mexico's use of several liability." Id. ¶ 19. The Court concluded that after the adoption of comparative negligence, instruction on the doctrine of independent intervening cause overemphasized the defendant's effort to shift fault away from himself and place it elsewhere. Id. ¶¶ 18, 22. The instruction also undermined the goal of simplifying our jury instructions by adding "a complex layer of analysis to the jury's determination of proximate cause." Id. ¶ 21. Because the instruction on independent intervening cause is "sufficiently repetitive of the instruction on proximate cause and ... apportioning fault," our Supreme Court con-*536eluded that the "potential for jury confusion and misdirection outweighs its usefulness." Id.
{16} We take the Supreme Court's cautionary language to heart. Although the issue before us does not involve comparative fault, as it did in Toms, the potential for juror confusion over independent intervening cause remains very real. See Terry Christlieb, Note, Why Superseding Cause Analysis Should Be Abandoned, 72 Tex. L.Rev. 161, 161 (1993) (observing that even those trained in the law are confused by the topic). Even before Toms, the law has consistently limited the independent intervening cause instruction to those instances in which the instruction is properly supported by the evidence and the theory of the defense. See Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1999-NMSC-013, ¶ 45, 127 N.M. 47, 976 P.2d 999.
{17} Independent intervening cause is an affirmative defense founded on public policy. That policy recognizes that once a plaintiff establishes negligence and causation in fact, the potential scope of liability could be endless unless courts create reasonable outer limits. See Toms, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶ 14, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386. Those limits are phrased in the legal terminology of foreseeability and remoteness. See id. These concepts are embodied within the independent intervening cause instruction as a limitation imposed on causation in fact. Thus, the instruction is based on a policy determination that liability should cease at the point where an independent cause intercepts and interrupts the normal progression of causation, because it produces an injury "that which was not foreseeable as a result of an earlier act or omission." UJI 13-306.
{18} The relationship between causation in fact and independent intervening cause is critical to our analysis. To establish liability, there must be a chain of causation initiated by some negligent act or omission of the defendant, which in legal terms is the cause in fact or the "but for" cause of plaintiffs injury. See UJI 13-305 (encompassing cause in fact within our instruction on proximate cause, defining it as "that ... without which the injury would not have occurred"); see also Terrel v. Duke City Lumber Co., 86 N.M. 405, 423, 524 P.2d 1021, 1039 (Ct.App. 1974). As the chain of causation progresses in time or place from the negligent act or omission, an unforeseen force may intervene in the sequence of causation to completely disrupt its normal progression, producing unpredictable injuries. The unforeseeable force, be it a force of nature, an intentional tort, or a criminal act, gives rise to an instruction on independent intervening cause which is an affirmative defense that releases the defendant of all liability. See Bouldin v. Sategna, 71 N.M. 329, 333, 378 P.2d 370, 372-73 (1963) (recognizing that the instruction on independent intervening cause comes up when there is a "question of whether the causal connection between defendant's negligence and the injury was ... interrupted").
{19} An instruction on independent intervening cause presupposes a defendant's negligence and causation in fact. Without some initial tortious act or omission by a defendant that precipitates the plaintiffs ultimate injury, subsequent causes and their injuries cannot "intervene." Without causation in fact, there is nothing for the subsequent cause to "interrupt" or "intervene" in, and no chain of causation to break.2 See Kelly v. Montoya, 81 N.M. 591, 595, 470 P.2d 563, 567 (Ct.App.1970) (observing that an independent intervening cause must "break the natural sequence of the first negligence"). If the evidence demonstrates no more than a simple dispute over causation in fact (i.e., whether the defendant's negligence did or did not cause in fact the injuries suffered by the plaintiff), then the issue for the jury is causation alone, not independent intervening cause. See Torres, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶ 14, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386 (recognizing that the doctrine arose in response to *537liability based on cause in fact); see also W. Page Keeton et al., Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts, § 44, at 301 (5th ed.1984) (recognizing the problem of [independent] intervening cause "does not arise until cause in fact is established"); Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 431, 440 (1965) (requiring the defendant's negligent conduct to be a "substantial factor in bringing about the harm" before another cause intervenes); Christlieb, supra, at 162 (observing that the doctrine "presupposes the existence of more than one cause in fact"). To our knowledge, no reported New Mexico case has ever authorized the independent intervening cause instruction in the absence of causation in fact.
{20} The present dispute illuminates the distinction between a true independent intervening cause and a mere dispute over causation in fact without an independent intervening cause. In the case before us, only two scenarios were possible in regard to the appendicitis: either it was present at the time Defendants examined Johnny or it was not. If, as the Chamberlands' evidence showed, the appendicitis was present and detectable through the exercise of ordinary care when Defendants examined Johnny, then Defendants were negligent if they failed to exercise reasonable care, and liable for injuries proximately caused if that negligence was a cause in fact of the abscesses and other injuries that followed. On the other hand, as Defendants argued to the jury, if the appendicitis was not reasonably detectable at that point in time (even if it existed in fact), then any negligence in the course of Defendants' examination, record keeping or treatment with respect to Johnny's urinary tract infection, could not have been a cause in fact of Johnny's abscesses and other injuries. According to the undisputed evidence, Johnny's injuries were caused solely by a ruptured appendix and not by any urinary tract infection.
{21} Neither circumstance justifies an independent intervening cause instruction. The dispute gives rise to the standard instruction on proximate cause and no more, because causation in fact is the only issue in dispute other than the quality of Defendants' medical care. Defendants appear to agree that if the jury believed that Johnny had appendicitis when he initially went to the Clinic, then the existence of appendicitis could not be an independent intervening cause of his injuries. See Dan B. Dobbs, The Law of Torts, § 186, at 461 (2000) ("If the intervening force is in operation at the time the defendant acted, it is not an intervening cause at all.").
{22} Nor does the second possible scenario, that Johnny's appendicitis did not occur until some ten days later, support an instruction on independent intervening cause. If Johnny did not have appendicitis until days after Defendants finished examining him, as they now contend on appeal, then whatever Defendants did or did not do in the course of their medical examinations, record keeping, or treatment of the urinary tract infection, bore no causal relationship to Johnny's injuries. As previously stated, Johnny's injuries were caused solely by the ruptured appendix and the resulting abscess, and not from the urinary tract infection. Here again, Defendants' theory goes to the lack of causation in fact, not to an independent intervening cause.
{23} As previously discussed, the independent intervening cause instruction presupposes causation in fact and comes into play only if the evidence shows (1) negligence by a defendant that is a cause in fact, or "but for" cause, of the plaintiffs injury, see UJI 13-305, and (2) the intervention of an independent, unforeseeable event that "interrupts and turns aside" the normal progression of that causation in fact, see UJI 13-306. Without causation in fact, there can be no independent intervening cause. Therefore, in this case neither evidence nor theory justified instructing the jury on independent intervening cause, and, as in Torres, that instruction led to "the interjection of a false issue into the trial." 1999-NMSC-029, ¶ 22, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386 (internal quotation marks omitted).
{24} In a similar vein, Defendants characterize Johnny's appendicitis as an independent intervening cause akin to a force of nature. In doing so, Defendants attempt to distinguish Torres, which expressly excluded forces of nature from its analysis limiting the use of the independent intervening cause instruction. See id. ¶ 15 n. 2. A force of nature is modem phraseology for what *538New Mexico's appellate opinions formerly referred to as an Act of God. See Dobbs, supra, § 191, at 474. Construed in this manner, we observe that our Supreme Court has applied the force of nature analysis "only to such an extraordinary and unexpected [event] ... as cannot be prevented by human care, skill or foresight." Trotter v. Callens, 89 N.M. 19, 21, 546 P.2d 867, 869 (Ct.App.1976). If an injury "could have been avoided by defendant in the exercise of ordinary care under the circumstances," the defendant is liable nonetheless. Cf UJI 13-1618 NMRA 2001 (defining Act of God defense). The full instruction, UJI 13-1618, reads:
The defendant contends that the accident and the claimed damages resulted from an act of God. An act of God is an unusual, extraordinary, sudden and unexpected manifestation of the forces of nature for which no human is responsible.
The defendant is not liable if you find that an act of God was the sole proximate cause, and would have caused the accident and claimed damages regardless of whether the defendant was negligent. Defendant is liable, on the other hand, if you find that the accident and damages could have been avoided by defendant in the exercise of ordinary care under the circumstances of the act of nature.
{25} Defendants did not request an "Act of God" instruction and none was given. The issue of Act of God, or force of nature, was never presented to the jury, and it was Defendants' duty to do so. Furthermore, despite defense counsel's representations to this Court on oral argument, there was no medical evidence that the appendicitis did not exist until October 30 or 31, or that it came about on that date as a "unusual, extraordinary, sudden and unexpected manifestation of the forces of nature for which no human is responsible." Id. No doctor so testified. The force of nature theory appears to be an afterthought of counsel. See Torres, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶ 24, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386 (noting that absent allegations of one of the traditional fact patterns amounting to an independent intervening cause, which include intentional torts, criminal conduct, extraordinary negligence, or forces of nature, "the complete defense of independent intervening cause" is unwarranted).
{26} Having determined that the court erred in giving an instruction unsupported by the evidence, prejudice is presumed. As our Supreme Court stated in Kennedy v. Dexter Consol. Sch., 2000-NMSC-025, ¶ 26, 129 N.M. 436, 10 P.3d 115 (citing Adams v. United Steelworkers of Am, 97 N.M. 369, 374, 640 P.2d 475, 480 (1982)), "[w]e compel the reversal of errors for which the complaining party provides the slightest evidence of prejudice and resolve all doubt in favor of the complaining party." The Chamberlands have met their burden by demonstrating that there was no evidence to support the instruction. See Scott v. Woods, 105 N.M. 177, 187, 730 P.2d 480, 490 (Ct.App. 1986); Salinas v. John Deere Co., 103 N.M. 336, 341, 707 P.2d 27, 32 (CtApp.1984); Perfetti v. McGhan Med., 99 N.M. 645, 655, 662 P.2d 646, 656 (CtA.pp.1983); see also Kennedy, 2000-NMSC-025, ¶29, 129 N.M. 436, 10 P.3d 115, Torres, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶ 22, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386. With prejudice presumed from an instruction unsupported by the evidence, reversal and remand for a new trial is required. We also observe that Defendants alone undertook the risk of demanding an instruction in the face of strenuous objection and questionable support in the record. It has always been the law in New Mexico that "after injecting [error] into the case to influence the jury, the [appellee] ought not to be heard to say, after he has secured a conviction, it was harmless." State v. Rowell, 77 N.M. 124,129, 419 P.2d 966, 970 (1966).
{27} The judgment on the jury verdict in this case is hereby reversed, and the case is remanded for a new trial. Given our disposition of the appeal, discussion of the Chamberlands' other appellate issues is unnecessary.
{28} IT IS SO ORDERED.
WE CONCUR: A. JOSEPH ALARID, Judge, CELIA FOY CASTILLO, Judge.
. Although Dr. Kelley treated Johnny for a nonspecific urinary tract infection, Dr. Fachado diagnosed Johnny's condition as prostatitis. For simplicity, we refer to the two separate diagnoses collectively as Johnny's urinary tract infection.
. Although language is often used to characterize an independent intervening cause as "breaking" the chain of causation, suggesting that the negligent acts of the initial tortfeasor are no longer a causal force, cause in fact exists nonetheless. See Tones, 1999-NMSC-029, ¶¶ 17, 20, 127 N.M. 729, 987 P.2d 386. Breaking the chain of causation is simply the terminology used to convey the legal conclusion that despite cause in fact, policy intervenes through considerations of remoteness or lack of foreseeability to limit liability. See id. ¶¶ 14, 20.


Compared to other countries with medical marijuana programs, Belgium stands out. Instead of incorporating medical cannabis into the country's healthcare system, legislators have integrated licensed cannabis-based medicines into the field of healthcare. As a patient or caregiver, it's essential to understand this program before meeting with your physician.
Belgium does not offer medical marijuana cards. Its cannabis-based medications, such as Sativex, are treated like other high-level prescription medications. Because of the quick incorporation of these medicines into the Belgium health system, there isn't a need for a medical cannabis card.
In other countries, medical marijuana cards offer several benefits. One of the most noted benefits is that they identify patients to law enforcement, which prevents the unnecessary confiscation of your medicine and potential fines.
Because medical marijuana cards are not a part of Belgium's medical cannabis program, you do not have to worry about applying for one with the government. Instead, focus on finding a specialist for your condition who is knowledgeable about cannabis-based prescription drugs.
Some patients, however, do opt to use medical marijuana. In Belgium, medical weed is decriminalized. Under personal use laws, you may carry up to three grams and cultivate a single marijuana plant — its THC content cannot exceed 0.2 percent, though.
Another option available for medical weed is becoming a member of a cannabis club. While the sale of marijuana is illegal in Belgium, cannabis clubs operate as non-profit organizations that provide medical pot through club membership fees. As a result, they occupy a legal gray area.
Although you won't have a marijuana card to recertify in Belgium, you will need to renew your prescription. Medicines with a synthetic or natural cannabis-base, like Cesamet, Marinol or Sativex, are often prescribed for one use with zero refills. As a result, you'll need to meet with your physician often throughout the year.
If you're receiving your medical cannabis through a cannabis club, you'll have to ensure your membership remains in good standing by paying your dues each month and following the club's rules. Clubs often meet every two to three months, though some will gather every six weeks to provide you with your medical marijuana.
It's essential to note, cannabis clubs in Belgium do not accept minors or guardians who are joining on behalf of a child. Some even limit their membership to people 21 years or older, though others allow those who are 18 and older to join.
Physicians in Belgium do not have to undergo a certification process to prescribe cannabis-based medicine. When it comes to medical marijuana, the country's medical cannabis laws prevent doctors from recommending it, even if it may help a patient more than a prescription drug like Cesamet.
It's essential, however, to ensure your specialist understands the side effects, benefits and uses of medications with synthetic or natural THC, including how they will interact with your existing treatment plan. If your specialist is unfamiliar with these medicines, consider asking for a referral.
At MarijuanaDoctors.com, we're devoted to delivering accurate, up-to-date information on medical marijuana in Belgium and around the world. Through our comprehensive resources, blog and directory for licensed medical cannabis doctors and dispensaries, we help patients and their families learn more about medical weed.
To find out more about medical cannabis in Belgium, consider contacting a medical marijuana official in the country.


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J.P. Licks and O'Malley Debut Boston's First Coffee Composting Station
By David Ertischek | December 24, 2018
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Always in pursuit to help the environment, Jamaica Plain's City Councilor Matt O'Malley recently teamed up with J.P. Licks to debut Boston's first coffee composting station.
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Left to right: J.P. Licks roaster Hank Rose, District 6 City Councilor Matt O'Malley and J.P. Licks founder/owner Vince Petryk.
Did you know that when composted used coffee grounds are a fantastic source of nitrogen? That makes coffee grounds great for composting and gardening.
So starting Dec. 27, J.P. Licks will be giving away used ground coffee from their in-house roaster every Tuesday and Thursday.
"J.P. Licks works to be a part of every community where our stores are located. We donated to over 1,100 small, local charities last year alone and this felt like a logical next step in meeting a local need," said J.P. Licks founder/owner Vince Petryk. "With so many environmentally conscious people in Boston and the surrounding towns and us having this amazing resource of coffee grounds, it felt like an important way to connect with the neighborhoods we call home."
Petryk added that if the program is well received he would like to expand it to more stores by this coming summer. He also has very fond memories of using coffee grounds for his grandmother's rose plants when he was a kid.
"It was wonderful to be at the JP Licks coffee roaster this morning to celebrate a beloved local business practicing sustainability. This idea started with my efforts on the Council with Congresswoman-elect Ayanna Pressley to advocate for a curbside composting program across Boston," said O'Malley. "Used coffee grounds are a great way to fertilize our city's gardens, and programs such as this one demonstrate the demand for composting and reducing landfill waste. I'm grateful to JP Licks and to the broader JP community for their support for environmentally-friendly living in our city."
J.P. Licks is giving away their used ground coffee from their in-house roaster every Tuesday and Thursday starting December 27, 2018, while supplies last.
O'Malley is the chairman of the Boston City Council's Environment, Sustainability and Parks Committee and in 2017 he sponsored a hearing on the feasibility of implementing a curbside composting program in Boston.
Previously, O'Malley led the city to pass a law that would reduce gas leaks, improve safety, help the environment and lessen the cost of gas. But it has not been implemented due to gas company National Grid's lawsuit opposing its implementation.
Curbside composting actually combats global climate change by reducing carbon emissions, strengthen the local economy and the popularity of J.P. Licks' new program will show how popular it is in the community.
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We're delighted to announce that Mayo Roscommon Hospice Palliative Care Service will be our main charity partner at 'The Yew Tree Ball' on Saturday 9 February at Dublin's Ballsbridge Hotel, and all monies raised from our Bumper Raffle Draw on the night will be donated to this charity, which is working on the development of two new palliative care units for Castlebar and Roscommon Town.
The building of its state-of-the-art 14-bed Hospice is underway in Castlebar, and Martina Jennings, CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Palliative Care Service, said they're delighted the dream is now becoming a reality. All going according to schedule, the Hospice will open the doors to the general public in late April/early May 2019.
Martina Jennings, CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Palliative Care Service (centre) pictured at our Annual Business Lunch in November with (l-r): Derek Reilly, PRO; Julie Doyle, Chairperson: Michael Kealy, Treasurer; Grace Heneghan, Secretary; and Noel Howley, Chair of Business Lunch Committee.
Martina said that as soon as the Castlebar Hospice Unit is complete, building works will start on an eight-bed Specialist Palliative Care Hospice in Roscommon (beside Roscommon County Hospital).
As well as funding the cost of these two units, Mayo Roscommon Hospice Palliative Care Service will continue to fund the Palliative Home Care Service across the region, which comes in at a cost of €1.2 million annually. "This is a vital service in the local community and one of which we are so very proud," Martina noted.


Physical Description 1 print : col. ; 70 x 48 cm.
Summary Poster shows a soldier wearing his gas mask and pointing his rifle out towards the viewer.
Notes "Army Conservation Project No. 71-C-3" ; "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944 -- O-581718" ; "Save U.S. Army Conservation Program"
LC Subject Headings Gas masks -- 1940-1950.


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Many of you have asked for our take on the state of the print industry as well as the state of Modern Litho and how we are positioning our company to serve you in the future. It's an interesting time for sure, as we see some shift in economic and industry trends that will impact us all.
Paper Cost. The cost of paper is increasing and the upward trend is expected to continue. After a decade of poor operating margins, the paper manufacturing industry has been "rightsizing" for the past few years. With the shuttering of two North American mills in 2017, the surplus of paper in the marketplace has evaporated. As supplies tighten, prices have risen and are projected to continue.
Large print projects will require more preplanning as print buyers can no longer count on ready paper availability. Last minute or unplanned orders that stretch the printer's supply chain may be delayed, perhaps significantly, while paper is sourced. The key to minimizing cost and ensuring timely production is communicating early with your printer.
There is a bright side to higher paper costs as all of us who incorporate print products for marketing, packaging, publishing and communication benefit from a healthy and profitable paper industry. With profit comes reinvestment…with reinvestment comes efficiencies…with efficiencies come stable and long-term controlled costs.
Keep in mind that paper is a sustainable and renewable resource. All of the paper Modern Litho purchases is sourced from managed forests where new plantings outpace harvested trees by a significant multiple.
Postage Rates. The U.S. Postal Service announced a rate increase effective January 21, 2018 that reflects an approximate 2% increase across all mailing services and about twice that for shipping services.
Industry Trends. According to Idealliance, printing industry sales (all sources) increased 1.1% during the first half of 2017 and should have finished the year with at least that much growth. Sales now total $84.4 billion, up 8.8% from the 2011 low, but still down 14.5% from the pre-Great Recession high.
Direct mail's place in the marketing mix continues to evolve as more marketers are adding it to their array of integrated strategies. Engagement is growing as mail box clutter declines and ROI remains strong when delivered to a well-targeted audience. Relevance is key to success.
Print editions of niche catalogs and magazines are growing segments and a preferred channel for reaching all generational demographics….including millennials. The tactile and tangibility of the print piece brings inherent value resulting in increased viewing, readership, shelf life, and response. We produced and mailed a record number of catalogs in 2017 and would guess you received many this holiday season.
The number of printing companies will continue to decrease. Those who have chosen not (or been unable) to reinvest in technology, modernized equipment, efficient workflows and a strong workforce are not surviving. Of equal importance is the ability and mindset to react nimbly and bring extra value, new products and additional services to the marketplace. Sometimes, it's not so much about serving the customer, but rather about serving the customer's customer.
Our Company. We're staying focused on you. 2017 marked our 80th year, yet we are not the same company we were five years ago, nor the same company we will be five years from now. The products and services offered by Modern Litho going forward will be a reflection of opportunities to serve you better.
We continue to reinvest in our company and our people and are fortunate to have a growing and loyal client base throughout the nation who take advantage of our central U.S. location.
On behalf of our ownership group, we are honored to work with you as we enter the New Year.


Andi Naude stands out on the Canadian moguls team, and not just because she can rip a "back full" — only the most difficult aerial trick ever attempted by a female.
Story: Andi Naude stands out on the Canadian moguls team, and not just because she can rip a "back full" — only the most difficult aerial trick ever attempted by a female.
On a team of French Canadians, the 20-year-old is the only Anglo, proudly repping the Apex Freestyle Club and her hometown of Penticton.
"Being the only westerner on the World Cup circuit is very interesting," said Naude, who finished third at the Olympic moguls test event today in South Korea.
"Now that I have spent a few years in my own version of French immersion I can understand nearly everything spoken," she said. "It is my goal to one day become fluent speaking as well. It's coming, slowly but surely."
So far, the language difference hasn't proven to be a barrier to improvement. Last weekend Naude won dual moguls silver at the Deer Valley World Cup.
Two week earlier she was part of a Canadian podium sweep at Val Saint-Côme, Quebec, finishing second behind reigning Olympic champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe, and just ahead of her sibling Chloe Dufour-Lapointe.
The third Dufour-Lapointe sister, Maxime, finished 16th.
Naude acknowledges the three sisters tend to absorb a lot of the media spotlight around the sport, but that's just fine with her.
"I'm not concerned about being left out. I ski for myself and for the fun, not to be a celebrity," she said. "They deserve the recognition — it's quite unheard of to have three siblings competing at such an elite level."
Canada will send four female moguls skiers to next year's Olympics in Pyeongchang meaning Naude has a decent shot at making the team if she continues to put up results.
That's where the "back full" could come in handy.
Consisting of a backflip with a full 360-degree twist, the jump carries a high degree of difficulty which increases Naude's potential to score points.
"I'm one of the few women in the world who can compete it," she said. "You have to generate flip rotation as well as spin rotation. There's a lot of trust involved. Maxime is another one of the few woman to compete this trick. We feed off of each other and push each other."
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PARKS ELVIS FESTIVAL 2017
The iconic Parkes Elvis Festival is a celebration of the life and music of Elvis Presley held annually in Parkes, NSW, in the second week of January to coincide with the January 8 birthday of The King.
Parkes Elvis Festival is proud to be officially endorsed by the estate of Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc.
Luxury coach travel
4 nights Twin share tent accommodation – with carpeted floor, beds with mattress, fly screened and 12 volt lights
Morning & afternoon teas enroute
CSIRO Radio Telescope Utes in the paddock
1 night Motel accommodation at Narrandera with dinner and breakfast on the way home.
Please call Neil on FREECALL – 1800 564 024 for more information about the festival, a copy of the 2016 festival program, a motel list and a booking form.
GRACELANDS ON THE GREEN (TENT CITY)
The accommodation includes beds and mattress, you will need to bring your own bedding (sleeping bag or sheets, blankets and pillow, towels etc) The tents are carpeted, fly screened and fitted with 12 volt lighting. Tea and coffee is available free of charge from the clubhouse. Breakfast (bacon and egg burgers) are available each morning for a nominal cost at the clubhouse. The tent city BBQ is available for patrons' use to prepare other meals during the day. The tent city site is at the North Parkes Sporting Complex, located on Alexandra Street. The site is approximately 15 minutes walking distance to the main street, the festival's major clubs and central Cooke Park outdoor entertainment venue. The Festival shuttle bus will service tent city, with transport to the main street and other festival venues. Timetables will be available on site. Periodic security patrols will occur during night hours. Tent city staff will be present onsite at all times. It is advised that valuables should not be left in tents.
BOOK YOUR OWN MOTEL ROOM – at your own expense
Even though motel rooms are booked from year to year, some rooms come available due to cancellation. If you phone the motel(s) and put your name on the waiting list, they will ring you if they have a cancellation. We may be able to assist with someone to share with, of the same gender. It is recommended you phone Smart Tours before making a payment to a motel, to ensure the tour will proceed.
A list of the Parkes Motels is included with this itinerary.
THE FESTIVAL HISTORY
It's 25 years since the Festival began, but the question everyone still asks: why Elvis in Parkes? In 1981, local Elvis fan Bob Steel OAM and Anne Steel OAM opened a reception centre and restaurant in Parkes they named 'Gracelands'. The building can still be seen today at the corner of Bushman and Albert Streets.
However the Festival concept was first flagged at an Elvis-themed party in 1992 at Gracelands for the then-editor of the Parkes Champion Post newspaper, Roel Ten Cate.The Elvis-themed party proved the appeal of the King across generations and it was over a glass of wine at the party that the idea of a festival was first discussed.
Passionate locals from across the community joined forces to put on the first festival in 1993, which included an Elvis movie screening, an Elvis tribute concert by Eddie Youngblood, an Elvis look-a-like and sound-a-like competition, a street parade, markets and a tour of the Parkes region. The first Festival was attended by 200 people.
Over the first 10 years of the Festival, more events were added to the program and it continued to attract fans in their hundreds. With the vision and effort of hard-working volunteer committee members together with significant support from Parkes Shire Council, the festival experienced a surge in popularity in 2003 and 2004 as word quickly spread across Australia about this fun and quirky event in a quite country town in NSW.
9,500 attended the Festival in 2009. In 2015 more than 20,000 visitors attended this major iconic event. The Festival now enjoys a worldwide media audience of 60 million and fans around the globe.
ELVIS AARON PRESLEY Born January
Born January 8 1935, Tupelo. Died August 16 1977, Memphis. Elvis was regarded as one of the most significant icons of the 20th century. He is often referred to as The King of Rock and Roll or simply The King.
DAY 1 - Wednesday – Depart Warrnambool 5.00 am picking up enroute
including Southern Cross Station Melbourne, approx. 9.00 am.
DAY 2, 3, 4, and 5 – Four days to enjoy the fun and festivities.
A shuttle bus will operates to all venues and accommodation including
tent city.
DAY 5 – Sunday – 9.00 am enjoy Elvis Gospel Service at Cooke Park.
1.30 pm – Depart Parkes from Cooke Park bus terminal. Travel to
Narrandera for our overnight stay.
DAY 6 MONDAY – After a hearty breakfast, time to retrace our journey
home, reflecting on an enjoyable festival with new found friends.
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CPA:17 – Global Acquires Jacksonville University Student Residence Hall for $18M
Student residence hall at Jacksonville University was acquired by W. P. Carey's CPA:17 – Global for $18 million.
Adelina Osan
Jan 25, 2016
Jacksonville, Fla.—CPA:17 – Global, one of W. P. Carey's managed non-traded REITs, recently acquired a newly constructed student housing facility at Jacksonville University for $18 million.
Jacksonville University Student Housing Facility
The 70,000-square-foot student residence hall is triple-net leased on a long-term basis to Jacksonville University. CPA:17 – Global purchased the state-of-the-art residence building from Lake City-based Rimrock Devlin Development.
Completed in 2015, the four-story, three-wing residence hall offers 274 beds and was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Beside collaborative living space and modern features, the property offers high-tech amenities for students such as fiber optic communications, enhanced performance wiring and cell phone range extenders.
"Within the student housing sector, we're attracted to assets that address a clear supply-demand imbalance and offer the opportunity to secure long-term, income generating investments. This new state-of-the-art student housing facility leased to a highly regarded university with an unmet demand for campus housing fulfills our investment criteria and adds an attractive yielding, long-term net-leased asset to the CPA:17 – Global portfolio," said W. P. Carey Vice President Zachary Pasanen.
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Q: Failure of conditional combination index in eXist-db range index I encountered the following problems in eXist-db configuring range indexes to specify attributes that are worth indexing.
<collection xmlns="http://exist-db.org/collection-config/1.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <index>
        <range>
            <create qname="tei:term">
                <condition attribute="type" value="main"/>
                <field name="mainTerm" type="xs:string"/>
            </create>
        </range>
    </index></collection>

Error occurred:"/db/system/config/db/range/collection.xconf cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid content was found starting with element 'condition'. One of '{"http://exist-db.org/collection-config/1.0":field}' is expected."
Please help me.

A: General Configuration Structure and Syntax
Index configuration collection.xconf files are standard XML documents that have their elements and attributes defined by the eXist-db namespace http://exist-db.org/collection-config/1.0. The following example shows a configuration example:
<collection xmlns="http://exist-db.org/collection-config/1.0">
    <index>
        <!-- Full text index based on Lucene -->
        <lucene>
            <text qname="SPEECH">
                <ignore qname="SPEAKER"/>
            </text>
            <text qname="TITLE"/>
        </lucene>

        <!-- Range indexes -->
        <range>
            <create qname="title" type="xs:string"/>
            <create qname="author" type="xs:string"/>
            <create qname="year" type="xs:integer"/>
        </range>
        <!-- N-gram indexes -->
        <ngram qname="author"/>
        <ngram qname="title"/>
    </index>
</collection>

To use the new range index, wrap the range index definitions into a range element:
<collection xmlns="http://exist-db.org/collection-config/1.0">
    <!--from Tamboti-->
    <index xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
        <lucene>
            <text qname="mods:title"/>
        </lucene>
        <!-- Range indexes -->
        <range>
            <create qname="mods:namePart" type="xs:string" case="no"/>
            <create qname="mods:dateIssued" type="xs:string"/>
            <create qname="@ID" type="xs:string"/>
        </range>
    </index>
</collection>

Conditional combined indexes
For combined indexes, you can specify conditions to restrict the values being indexed to those contained in elements that have an attribute meeting certain criteria:
<range>
            <create qname="tei:term">
                <condition attribute="type" value="main"/>
                <field name="mainTerm" type="xs:string"/>
            </create>
        </range>

This will only index the value of the tei:term element if it has an attribute named type with the value main. Multiple conditions can be specified in an index definition, in which case all conditions need to match in order for the value to be indexed.
Make sure you have a valid xml. For further details, you can read the documentation here: https://exist-db.org/exist/apps/doc/newrangeindex.xml

A: The error you are getting is a schema validation error, triggered by the presence of the <condition> element used by the recently introduced conditional combined index feature.
I've submitted a fix to the error, and for now, you can ignore the error. The schema validation error will not have any effect on the functionality.

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When surgery is necessary, procedures take place in UCI Medical Center's modern operating rooms. Should an overnight stay be required, most of our patient suites are private and equipped with built-in beds for loved ones.
Learn more about our ear, nose and throat services:
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Our team of board-certified physicians, led by Dr. William B. Armstrong, also trains other physicians in the latest techniques and procedures of our subspecialties, with a goal of improving the level of clinical practice by all our colleagues in the region.
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The debate on e-cigarettes
Protecting young people and non-smokers
E-Cigarettes flavours ban in the Netherlands endangers Public Health
Around 65 percent of adult vapers in Europe use fruit or sweet liquids. [1] The variety of flavours is one of the most important reasons for smokers to switch to e-cigarettes and for vapers not to go back to smoking.
Without paying attention to this fact, the Dutch State Secretary Paul Blokhuis has announced to ban all e-cigarette flavours except tobacco flavours in the Netherlands, as they are supposedly particularly attractive to young people. [2]
This measure risks very negative consequences for Public Health and tobacco harm reduction: With only tobacco flavours left vaper's threshold to relapse on tobacco smoking dangerously lowers. A public consultation on the plan will run until January 19, 2021. The vast majority of the comments so far come from vapers and scientists who reject the government's plan. [3]
The Dutch plan ignores important facts:
The number of young people in the Netherlands who have ever tried e-cigarettes has decreased by a quarter in the past five years. [4]
The number of Dutch teenagers who vape is very small. Only 0.2 percent of 14-16 olds vaped regularly in 2019. [5]
99,8 percent of all Dutch users of e-cigarettes come from smoking. [6]
"Removing flavours will not affect the rates of youth cigarette use. But, it will certainly reduce the number of options available for those adults who seek to quit smoking for good and find flavoured e-cigs effective", says Riccardo Polosa, Professor of Internal Medicine and specialist of Respiratory Diseases and Clinical Immunology at the University of Catania. [7]
Vaping offers harm reduction for adult smokers
E-cigarettes offer smokers an alternative which is significantly less harmful than smoking, as emphasized by regulators such as the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) [8], the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands (RIVM) [9], Public Health England [10] and the Royal College of Physicians [11]. Public Health England concluded in a landmark review of the available evidence, that e-cigarettes represent at least 95% harm reduction versus conventional cigarettes.
Far reaching consequences for Tobacco Harm Reduction
The Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP9) will take place in November in The Hague, the Netherlands. "Implementing the ban on flavourings could have negative effects on the conference. Rather, COP9 should pay attention to the topic of harm reduction through e-cigarettes, so that the number of smokers worldwide could be significantly reduced" says Dustin Dahlmann, Chairman of the Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA). "Flavour is not a gateway to youth uptake of smoking. No evidence substantiates the association between vaping flavours and subsequent smoking initiation. We call on the Dutch government to drop this plan. There are no winners in a flavour ban, only losers."
[1] European Vaping Survey 2020, Link
[2] Press release NL, June 2020, Link
[3] Regulering smaakjes e-sigaret, Link
[4] Factsheet Elektronische Sigaretten, Trimbos Institut, April 2020, Link
[5] Opendata Statline Netherlands 2020, Link
[6] Smoking figures, Trimbos Institute 2019, Link
[7] Harm reduction is a flavoured journey in global tobacco control, Riccardo Polosa, Sept. 2020, Link
[8] Les addictions au tabac et à l'alcool, CESE 2019, Link
[9] The health risks of using e-cigarettes, RIVM Netherlands, 2015, Link
[10] E-cigarettes and vaping: policy, regulation and guidance, Public Health England 2018, Link
[11] Nicotine without smoke: tobacco harm reduction, Royal College of Physicians 2016, Link
Submission to EU Excise Duties Roadmap
IEVA responds to SCHEER report
European survey: 80 percent of vapers stopped smoking completely
Experts do not link legal vaping products to lung injuries' epidemic in the United States
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More and more companies are choosing to use mobile drug testing in order to ensure the safety and efficiency of their operations. These processes detect illegal substances and alcohol so that no employees are serving as a potential hazard to their employers. They help companies to make important hiring and firing decisions. In addition to these things, however, there is a range of additional benefits that they supply.
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Chicago artist Vicko Alvarez recently released a comic and activity book to help immigrant children talk about the fear of deportation.
"Rosita Gets Scared" is a self-published and print-it-yourself 'zine about an undocumented schoolgirl named Rosita. She reflects on the fears she faces and how she copes with them.
"There's a lot of material out there that addresses children's emotions generally," Alvarez said. "When kids are scared of what's underneath their beds, that's one thing. But when you're scared of your mother literally being taken from you to another country that you are not familiar with, that's a very different sort of fear. And we have to create material that's culturally relevant to that particular fear."
She continued: "It went from a conversation about creating informational flyers on know your rights for young people, to can we make a comic out of this? Can we make it fun? Can we make it so that they can engage in it more easily?"
More than 9 million children in the U.S. have an undocumented parent, and half of these children, or about 4.5 million, are U.S. citizens, according to the American Psychological Association.
A recent study examined trauma levels in kids who were Latino citizens and found having an undocumented parent creates a risk to a child's mental health that's greater than being poor.
In January, the American Academy of Pediatrics warned that "the prolonged exposure to serious stress" these children face can harm their developing brain and "negatively impact short- and long-term health."
"It's a scary situation to confront, especially to fully inform your child about, and sometimes you just want them to remain a child and not know too much about what's going on," Alvarez said. "But at the same time, you don't want to put them in a position where if something were to happen, they're completely caught off guard. They have no sense of why an uncle might be taken away."
She added: "I've heard a lot of my older friends, now, who consistently tell stories that they didn't even realize they were undocumented until they were trying to get a driver license and they couldn't. That's how long we keep them in the dark. And again, it's every parents' personal choice, but to me, I think we underestimate kids; we underestimate young people. We just have to figure out how to speak to them so that they understand these situations that we think maybe are too sensitive for them.
"I grew up in a poor immigrant household in Texas. And when you're poor and when you're brown, you're pretty much focused on surviving — even when you're young. It's just something that I wouldn't want other children to go through. I would want their feelings to be validated — whether it is happiness or anger — especially in little girls. We shouldn't always be expected to smile for you.
"I remember always reading chapter books on, like, silly little white girl, which is fine, but I couldn't find one on silly little Latina girl or angry little Latina girl. It was very hard to find in my library. Ever since, I think that even in movies we're starting to see more representations of people of color even amongst superheroes, so everybody is really psyched about the 'Black Panther,' for example. Marvel has a new character named America who's a Latina, and she's queer. But again, we need more cartoons that center the kids of color as well. It will completely change the story.
"Whether it's the news, or even sometimes if it's our own stories — people of color, poor people — the stories sometimes end up being sob stories, tragic stories, and that ends up defining your entire existence.
"In the comic, we learn that she likes cake, and we learn that she really likes her fidget spinner. And you can probably gather she only lives with her mom for now. That might be her only family member, but that's OK. So even that she's being raised by a single parent, that's her life. It is what it is."


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The town of Florida mistakenly sells a water tower for $ 55,000
donalddosmanJune 16, 2021
Due to a mistake in a small town in Florida, a man temporarily received a free gift at the time of purchase. The water tower of the town.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that the Brooksville City Council made a mistake in April when businessman Bobby Reid approached them about buying small businesses and garages under the tower.
After purchasing $ 55,000, Reed got the parcels he needed for his personal training studio and, surprisingly, the city's water tower.
It was the first time Reed went to the county real estate appraiser's office to get an address for his new business when he learned of the city's blunder.
"I immediately took the necessary steps to bring the water tower back to the city of Brooksville," Reed said in an email to NPR.
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Brooksville City Manager Mark Katney told NPR that the tower was accidentally sold to Reed because of a legal explanation to the NPR that the building he wanted to buy was never split from the parent property, which is home to the water tower. He said.
"I don't know where the responsibility lies here," Brooksville city councilman Blakebell told the Tampa Bay Times. "We are members of the council and rely on the city manager. We assume he did due diligence.
Reed handed over the warranty certificate to the city on May 14, after owning the tower for over a week. He told NPR that he had never received the key or could not access the property. There was a $ 10 charge to return it.
"We are humans," Katney said. "Sometimes we make mistakes."
Follow reporter Asha Gilbert @ Coastalasha. Email: agilbert@usatoday.com.
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What's the role of the arts and humanities in helping us understand environmental change?
May 22, 2014 — Last week's announcement of the ongoing disintegration of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet means global sea level will almost certainly rise by at least several feet over the coming century.
While the scale and pace of this melting may be unusual, the environment — including coastlines — is in a constant state of change.
Scientists and researchers often capture this change through a series of complex models, data sets, charts and graphs. But is there another way to understand what's happening?
As the video above explores, the arts and humanities play an important role in helping us discern past, present and future changes to coastal areas.
Through storytelling, music and maps, "Imagining Change: Coastal Conversations" takes the viewer on a journey through the English countryside to meet Caitlin DeSilvey, a cultural geographer from the University of Exeter; Mike Pearson, Professor of Performance Studies at the University of Aberystwyth; and Simon Read, a visual artist and lecturer at Middlesex University.
As the planet continues to warm, understanding the impacts of climate change from a variety of perspectives will become even more important than ever.


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A much debated transmission line through Maine to bring power to Massachusetts has received an important recommendation in the Pine Tree State.
Maine Public Utilities Commission staff is recommending the project receive a permit from state utility regulators. The transmission line would bring Canadian hydropower through Maine, and it has drawn criticism from residents, conservationists and outdoors lovers in the state.
The Portland Press Herald reports the recommendation was released on Friday night. The move represents a win for Central Maine Power and Hydro-Quebec.
The members of the commission itself aren't required to abide by the recommendation, and their discussions about it haven't been scheduled.
The transmission line would be 145 miles long and stretch through Maine's North Woods, which is one of the state's beloved outdoor destinations.